<w lemma="%2Akata%5C">Κατὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kairo%5Cn">καιρὸν</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="suneggi%2Fzontes">συνεγγίζοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w> <w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Apo%2Fplios">Πόπλιος</w> <w lemma="e%29peba%2Flonto">ἐπεβάλοντο</w> <w lemma="parakalei%3Dn">παρακαλεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%28autw%3Dn">ἑαυτῶν</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmeis">δυνάμεις</w>, <w lemma="e%28ka%2Fteros">ἑκάτερος</w> <w lemma="proqe%2Fmenos">προθέμενος</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pre%2Fponta">πρέποντα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsi">παροῦσι</w> <w lemma="kairoi%3Ds">καιροῖς</w>.
<w lemma="%2A%29anni%2Fbas">Ἀννίβας</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="toiou%3Dde%2F">τοιοῦδέ</w> <w lemma="tinos">τινος</w> <w lemma="e%29nexei%2Frei">ἐνεχείρει</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpou">τρόπου</w> <w lemma="poiei%3Dsqai">ποιεῖσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parai%2Fnesin">παραίνεσιν</w>.
<w lemma="sunagagw%5Cn">συναγαγὼν</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqh">πλήθη</w> <w lemma="parh%2Fgagen">παρήγαγεν</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskous">νεανίσκους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftwn">αἰχμαλώτων</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="ei%29lh%2Ffei">εἰλήφει</w> <w lemma="kakopoiou%3Dntas">κακοποιοῦντας</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="porei%2Fan">πορείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Falpeis">Ἄλπεις</w> <w lemma="dusxwri%2Fais">δυσχωρίαις</w>.
<w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Ds">κακῶς</w> <w lemma="dieti%2Fqeto">διετίθετο</w>, <w lemma="paraskeuazo%2Fmenos">παρασκευαζόμενος</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllon:">μέλλον·</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="desmou%5Cs">δεσμοὺς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dxon">εἶχον</w> <w lemma="barei%3Ds">βαρεῖς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="limw%3D%7C">λιμῷ</w> <w lemma="sune%2Fsxhnto">συνέσχηντο</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="plhgai%3Ds">πληγαῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="sw%2Fmata">σώματα</w> <w lemma="die%2Ffqarto">διέφθαρτο</w>.
<w lemma="kaqi%2Fsas">καθίσας</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fson">μέσον</w> <w lemma="proe%2Fqhke">προέθηκε</w> <w lemma="panopli%2Fas">πανοπλίας</w> <w lemma="%2Agalatika%2Fs">Γαλατικάς</w>, <w lemma="oi%28%2Fais">οἵαις</w> <w lemma="ei%29w%2Fqasin">εἰώθασιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="monomaxei%3Dn">μονομαχεῖν</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllwsin">μέλλωσιν</w>, <w lemma="katakosmei%3Dsqai:">κατακοσμεῖσθαι·</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftois">τούτοις</w> <w lemma="i%28%2Fppous">ἵππους</w> <w lemma="pare%2Fsthse">παρέστησε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sa%2Fgous">σάγους</w> <w lemma="ei%29sh%2Fnegke">εἰσήνεγκε</w> <w lemma="polutelei%3Ds">πολυτελεῖς</w>.
<w lemma="ka%29%2Fpeita">κἄπειτα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskwn">νεανίσκων</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Freto">ἤρετο</w> <w lemma="ti%2Fnes">τίνες</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flontai">βούλονται</w> <w lemma="diagwni%2Fsasqai">διαγωνίσασθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="e%29f%27">ἐφ᾽</w> <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="nikh%2Fsanta">νικήσαντα</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="prokei%2Fmena">προκείμενα</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnein">λαμβάνειν</w> <w lemma="a%29%3Dqla">ἆθλα</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28tthqe%2Fnta">ἡττηθέντα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="paro%2Fntwn">παρόντων</w> <w lemma="a%29phlla%2Fxqai">ἀπηλλάχθαι</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Dn">κακῶν</w>, <w lemma="teleuth%2Fsanta">τελευτήσαντα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w>.
<w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nabohsa%2Fntwn">ἀναβοησάντων</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dhlou%2Fntwn">δηλούντων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="bou%2Flontai">βούλονται</w> <w lemma="monomaxei%3Dn">μονομαχεῖν</w>, <w lemma="klhrw%2Fsasqai">κληρώσασθαι</w> <w lemma="prose%2Ftace">προσέταξε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="laxo%2Fntas">λαχόντας</w> <w lemma="kaqoplisame%2Fnous">καθοπλισαμένους</w> <w lemma="e%29ke%2Fleuse">ἐκέλευσε</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxesqai">μάχεσθαι</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w>.
<w lemma="parauti%2Fka">παραυτίκα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fsantes">ἀκούσαντες</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="neani%2Fskoi">νεανίσκοι</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="xei%3Dras">χεῖρας</w> <w lemma="e%29cai%2Frontes">ἐξαίροντες</w> <w lemma="eu%29%2Fxonto">εὔχοντο</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="qeoi%3Ds">θεοῖς</w>, <w lemma="speu%2Fdwn">σπεύδων</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkastos">ἕκαστος</w> <w lemma="au%29to%5Cs">αὐτὸς</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="laxo%2Fntwn">λαχόντων</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pei%5C">ἐπεὶ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29dhlw%2Fqh">ἐδηλώθη</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="klh%3Dron">κλῆρον</w>, <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ei%29lhxo%2Ftes">εἰληχότες</w> <w lemma="perixarei%3Ds">περιχαρεῖς</w>, <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Flloi">ἄλλοι</w> <w lemma="tou%29nanti%2Fon">τοὐναντίον</w>.
<w lemma="genome%2Fnhs">γενομένης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ma%2Fxhs">μάχης</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="h%28%3Dtton">ἧττον</w> <w lemma="e%29maka%2Frizon">ἐμακάριζον</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="perileipo%2Fmenoi">περιλειπόμενοι</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="ai%29xmalw%2Ftwn">αἰχμαλώτων</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="teqnew%3Dta">τεθνεῶτα</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="nenikhko%2Ftos">νενικηκότος</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn">πολλῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flwn">μεγάλων</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Dn">κακῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%2Fnou">ἐκείνου</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29polelume%2Fnou">ἀπολελυμένου</w>, <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29kmh%5Cn">ἀκμὴν</w> <w lemma="u%28pome%2Fnontas">ὑπομένοντας</w>.
<w lemma="h%29%3Dn">ἦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="paraplhsi%2Fa">παραπλησία</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Akarxhdoni%2Fwn">Καρχηδονίων</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="dia%2Flhyis:">διάληψις·</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="paraqe%2Fsews">παραθέσεως</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="qewroume%2Fnhs">θεωρουμένης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29gome%2Fnwn">ἀγομένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="zw%2Fntwn">ζώντων</w> <w lemma="talaipwri%2Fas">ταλαιπωρίας</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="h%29le%2Foun">ἠλέουν</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="teqnew%3Dta">τεθνεῶτα</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fn">πάν</w>
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Hannibal and Publius were now near each other, and they both thought it proper to address their troops in a manner suitable to the occasion. The device by which Hannibal tried to encourage his men was as follows. Mustering the troops, he brought forward certain young men from among the prisoners he had taken molesting his march in the difficult part of the Alpine pass. He had purposely, with a view to the use he was going to make of them, ill-used them: they wore heavy fetters, they had suffered much from hunger, and their bodies were disfigured by the marks of blows. Placing them in the middle of the meeting he exhibited some Gaulish suits of armour, such as their kings are wont to deck themselves with when about to engage in single combat. In addition to these he placed there some horses and had some rich military cloaks brought in. He then asked the young men which of them were willing to do combat with each other, the prizes exhibited being destined for the victor, while the vanquished would be delivered by death from his present misery. When all shouted out with one voice that they were willing to fight, he ordered them to draw lots, and the two on whom the lot fell to arm themselves and do combat. The young men, the moment they heard this, lifted up their hands and prayed to the gods, each eager to be himself one of the chosen. When the results was announced, those on whom the lot had fallen were overjoyed and the rest mournful and dejected, and after the combat was over the remaining prisoners congratulated the fallen champion no less than the victor, as having been set free from many and grievous evils which they themselves were left alive to suffer. The sentiment of most of the Carthaginians was identical; for looking on the misery of the other prisoners as they were led away alive, they pitied them on comparing their fate with that of the dead whom they all pronounced to be fortunate.
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